The Case of the Missing Massive Modi Mandate

[DSeid]

We need Encyclopedia Brown!

https://thehill.com/policy/international/4702856-india-elections-modi-bjp-2024-shocking/mlite/?nxs-test=mlite

Polling predicted a blow out.

Modi’s shrinking majority could be attributed to a complex mix of politics, economic dissatisfaction and concerns about democracy.
“Some of this is truly befuddling, because he did pretty badly in Uttar Pradesh. He swept Madhya Pradesh next door. So it’s a whole bunch of causes and you also have to factor in the fact that despite all this hype, it’s very, very difficult to win three terms in a row in India,” he said.

I’m hoping that at least some of it was concern about democracy.

Meanwhile the Indian stock market is not pleased?